HPD, EPD, and Floor Score certifications show that a company has taken great pains to maintain environmental, safety, and other industry standards. Dinoflex recycled rubber flooring meets all of these standards, and the company is committed to creating sustainable construction materials.
Floor Score – What is it?
Architects, Designers, and Administrators look for Floor Score certification when making recommendations for school flooring materials. Third parties such as the Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) validate whether particular products meet the industry standards for indoor air quality and emissions. The Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) and SCS developed the first Floor Score certification program in 2005, and it has grown into a global standard.
Floor Score certification helps companies achieve the following:
- Adopt continuous improvement best practices.
- Safeguard building occupants from indoor air pollutants.
- Identify areas for improvement.
Health Product Declaration (HPD)
A Health Product Declaration (HPD) involves standardized reporting of contents for products such as commercial flooring. The declaration provides crucial information regarding how products can impact human health and wellness.
The Health Product Declaration Collaborative creates HPDs, which include a breakdown of chemicals and other potentially hazardous ingredients and products. Additionally, the HPD includes any disclaimers on potential risk associated with each component that makes up a product.
Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)
An Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) documents the lifecycle of a product from an environmental impact standpoint. Credible EPDs include independently verified information. Dinoflex believes in transparent communication regarding the long-term impact of our recycled rubber flooring.
Kelowna Christian School in Kelowna BC is one of many organizations worldwide that rely on Dinoflex to provide high-quality, eco-friendly solutions. Our rubber mats and tiles have low VOC emissions and exceed numerous safety and environmental standards such as EPD.
Why Is the HPD, EPD, and Floor Score Important?
In order to meet the highest standards of indoor air quality emissions requirements, you want surfaces and finishes that emit minimal to no VOCs. Flooring and floor adhesives are common culprits for affecting indoor air quality.
Dinoflex recycled rubber flooring has achieved HPD, EPD, and Floor Score certifications. For example, the EPDM-colored granules added to our rubber tiles for color variations have low VOCs.
If you’d like to learn more about the positive environmental impact of Dinoflex rubber flooring, call us at 877-713-1899. You can also contact us online for details about the importance of HPD, EPD and Floor Score certifications.